Sentence examples for fleeting presence from inspiring English sources

African-Americans are often a fleeting presence in the documents of the 1800s.

In the home movies Mr. Bah made of his last journey home, he is only a fleeting presence: a slim man with a shy smile.

The poet recognizes them as Love, Ambition, and Poesy, and their fleeting presence sadly reminds the poet of his recent idleness.

It's a political film of sorts with no overt politics despite the on-screen, if fleeting, presence of Earth First!, the environmental group.

Kahn, a workaholic who traveled constantly and sometimes slept in his office, seemed a rather fleeting presence in Pattison's and Nathaniel's lives.

Narine is fundamentally a mystery spinner, whose fleeting presence on the scene to date is arguably his greatest weapon – batsmen are yet to work him out.

Of the countless immigrant groups that have shaped the streets of Brooklyn over the last two centuries, the Kahnawake and Akwesasne Mohawk Indians provided one of the most unlikely and fleeting presences.

They destroyed Athens but eventually lost to the Athenians in a battle that ended the Persians' fleeting imperial presence in Europe.

A fleeting discographical presence over his career, Catlett was at his best with Armstrong, his offbeat accents on "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" presaging soul's infatuation with syncopation.

The artist explains: "I am continuously challenged not by the idea of representing or recreating say, say fire or smoke or water, but rather how with sculptural three-dimensional elements, I can recreate the behavior or fleeting, subtle presence of these references".

According to students, Narvin Lichfield was a fleeting if unforgettable presence.